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"Give them a little money, pollute, and kill" — Inside xAI's charm offensive in Memphis Elon Musk has recently launched a local charm offensive in the Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhoods where his artificial intelligence startup has become a leading polluter through its illicit use of smog...

But Representative Justin Pearson (D), a member of the Tennessee House whose district includes the neighborhoods most harmed by xAI's pollution, described the gifts as a cheap PR stunt that Musk is using to distract and placate.

"Give them a little money, pollute, and kill" — Inside xAI's charm offensive in Memphis Elon Musk has recently launched a local charm offensive in the Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhoods where his artificial intelligence startup has become a leading polluter through its illicit use of smog...

Musk, meanwhile, said on Saturday that his nonprofit foundation had donated $350,000 — or 0.00009 % of his net worth — to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis, which recently closed nine of its high school programs due to a lack of funding.

"Give them a little money, pollute, and kill" — Inside xAI's charm offensive in Memphis Elon Musk has recently launched a local charm offensive in the Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhoods where his artificial intelligence startup has become a leading polluter through its illicit use of smog...

On Friday, Musk's xAI, which operates a massive, energy-guzzling supercomputer in southwest Memphis, said that it plans to make several contributions to improve the local school district without citing a monetary value.

"Give them a little money, pollute, and kill" — Inside xAI's charm offensive in Memphis Elon Musk has recently launched a local charm offensive in the Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhoods where his artificial intelligence startup has become a leading polluter through its illicit use of smog...

Elon Musk has recently launched a local charm offensive in the Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhoods where his artificial intelligence startup has become a leading polluter through its illicit use of smog-creating gas turbines.

Musk’s Neuralink falsified federal forms, claims to qualify for racial diversity program The company, owned by the world's wealthiest man, says it is a "small disadvantaged business"

Neuralink, which is developing implantable brain-computer interfaces, registered with the government as an SDB while Musk leveraged his position at the White House to cut federal funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

Musk’s Neuralink falsified federal forms, claims to qualify for racial diversity program The company, owned by the world's wealthiest man, says it is a "small disadvantaged business"

The SDB designation can also only be legally claimed by companies owned by "economically disadvantaged individuals."

Musk’s Neuralink falsified federal forms, claims to qualify for racial diversity program The company, owned by the world's wealthiest man, says it is a "small disadvantaged business"

On April 24, Elon Musk's $9 billion neurotechnology company falsely self-certified as a "small disadvantaged business" (SDB) on a federal filing, a designation that qualifies the company for preferential treatment as part of a racial and ethnic diversity initiative.

Musk's plan for a new political party is not rocket science. It's harder. Following his public split with Donald Trump over a deficit-ballooning tax and spending bill, Elon Musk announced that he will form a new political party.

However, according to Richard L. Hasen, the Gary T. Schwartz Endowed Chair in Law at UCLA, launching a remotely viable third-party would require a massive undertaking.

Musk's plan for a new political party is not rocket science. It's harder. Following his public split with Donald Trump over a deficit-ballooning tax and spending bill, Elon Musk announced that he will form a new political party.

Musk says his party will run in a small number of pivotal congressional races in the 2026 midterms, targeting "2–3 Senate seats and 8–10 House districts" to accumulate swing‑vote leverage on Capitol Hill.

Musk's plan for a new political party is not rocket science. It's harder. Following his public split with Donald Trump over a deficit-ballooning tax and spending bill, Elon Musk announced that he will form a new political party.

Following his split with Trump over a deficit-ballooning spending bill, Musk announced that he will form a new political party.

The America Party will challenge the incumbent Republicans who failed to produce the spending cuts he had envisaged when he spent nearly $300 million to help elect Trump.

Musk's chatbot repeatedly praises Hitler Grok, the "artificial intelligence" chatbot built by Elon Musk's xAI company, praised Adolf Hitler in a series of recent posts on X.

The posts were shared shortly after Musk stated that the Grok model had been updated to prevent it from relying on "woke" content, i.e., material published by mainstream or left-leaning news outlets.

Musk's chatbot repeatedly praises Hitler Grok, the "artificial intelligence" chatbot built by Elon Musk's xAI company, praised Adolf Hitler in a series of recent posts on X.

Grok, the "artificial intelligence" chatbot built by Elon Musk's xAI company, praised Adolf Hitler in a series of recent posts on X.

On multiple occasions, the chatbot even referred to itself as "MechaHitler" and appeared to call for another holocaust.

How SpaceX is blocking astronomers' view of space In 2023, radio astronomers discovered that satellites from SpaceX's Starlink constellation were emitting signals far outside the frequency bands that the internet service is authorized to use.

This time, emissions are coming from the second-generation Starlink V2-mini satellites.

The leakage is thousands of times stronger than the radio signals coming from the parts of space that radio telescopes are used to study, limiting the ability of astronomers to continue their work.

How SpaceX is blocking astronomers' view of space In 2023, radio astronomers discovered that satellites from SpaceX's Starlink constellation were emitting signals far outside the frequency bands that the internet service is authorized to use.

In 2023, radio astronomers discovered that satellites from SpaceX's Starlink constellation were emitting signals far outside the frequency bands that the internet service is authorized to use. The company managed to reduce leakage.

But the problem returned in full force last year.

"Tesla is in the kiddie pool" Elon Musk claimed last week that Tesla had completed a successful "launch" of its long-awaited self-driving robotaxi product.

In an interview, Smith discussed the misleading branding that Tesla has used to market its driver-assistance technology, how discourse about Tesla has distracted from more meaningful advances achieved by Waymo, and the state of self-driving regulations at the federal level and in key markets.

"Tesla is in the kiddie pool" Elon Musk claimed last week that Tesla had completed a successful "launch" of its long-awaited self-driving robotaxi product.

Instead, he said Tesla's operations in Austin are a heavily supervised demonstration, requiring safety drivers in the vehicle and teleoperators who can control the cars remotely.

"Tesla is in the kiddie pool" Elon Musk claimed last week that Tesla had completed a successful "launch" of its long-awaited self-driving robotaxi product.

Musk claimed last week that Tesla had completed a successful "launch" of its self-driving robotaxi product.

But Bryant Walker Smith, a scholar on self-driving technology and regulatory law at the University of South Carolina, disputed the notion that Tesla is operating an autonomous car service.

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However, past attempts by xAI to tweak Grok's ideological bent have resulted in awkward admissions and uncontrollable outbursts.

Musk calls his multi-billion-dollar AI chatbot "embarrassing" and "very dumb" Soon after Grok's initial rollout in December 2023, conservatives began complaining that the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's xAI startup was infected with left-wing thought.

This disappointment peaked on Friday, when Musk again promised his conservative fans that he would fix Grok's political bias.

His pledge to "update" the chatbot came after it shared information harvested from Media Matters, a progressive media watchdog group that Musk is currently suing.

Musk calls his multi-billion-dollar AI chatbot "embarrassing" and "very dumb" Soon after Grok's initial rollout in December 2023, conservatives began complaining that the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's xAI startup was infected with left-wing thought.

In recent weeks, Musk has publicly let loose on the chatbot like a trainer chastising his headstrong show dog, even describing its responses as "embarrassing."

Musk calls his multi-billion-dollar AI chatbot "embarrassing" and "very dumb" Soon after Grok's initial rollout in December 2023, conservatives began complaining that the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's xAI startup was infected with left-wing thought.

Soon after Grok's rollout in 2023, conservatives began complaining that the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's xAI startup was infected with left-wing thought. Musk agreed with its critics.

But after a year and a half of development, Grok has still not harmonized with its creator's political outlook.

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Trump-Musk feud could shatter the "Golden Dome" The fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk could imperil a missile defense program that is the defining defense priority of Trump's second term.

The so-called Golden Dome, a program that Trump claims would protect the entirety of the U.S. from the threat of nuclear devastation, would require up to 1,200 satellites to function.

But the Pentagon is acutely reliant on SpaceX to launch its satellites in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Trump-Musk feud could shatter the "Golden Dome" The fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk could imperil a missile defense program that is the defining defense priority of Trump's second term.

The fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk could imperil a missile defense program that is the defining defense priority of Trump's second term.

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The real reason Musk left the White House When Elon Musk announced his departure from the Trump administration last week, he attributed the change to unavoidable bureaucratic rules.

A more credible explanation for why Musk chose last week to leave was suggested by Musk during a CBS interview.

“I'm a little stuck in a bind," he said. "I don't wanna speak up against the administration, but I also don't wanna take responsibility for everything this administration's doing."

The real reason Musk left the White House When Elon Musk announced his departure from the Trump administration last week, he attributed the change to unavoidable bureaucratic rules.

This anomalous rule-following also does not align with past White House assurances that Musk would remain for as long as it took to complete DOGE's mission of "eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse."

The real reason Musk left the White House When Elon Musk announced his departure from the Trump administration last week, he attributed the change to unavoidable bureaucratic rules.

If a special government employee only works a half-day, then the White House could tally it as a partial day, potentially stretching 130 working days into 260 calendar days or more.

Musk had a lot of partial and off days during his time leading the White House's Department of Government Efficiency.

The real reason Musk left the White House When Elon Musk announced his departure from the Trump administration last week, he attributed the change to unavoidable bureaucratic rules.

Elon Musk attributed his departure from the Trump administration last week to unavoidable bureaucratic rules.

“My time as a special government employee necessarily had to end, it was a limited-time thing," Musk said on Friday.

But that doesn't tell the full story.